Anchorage Assembly to consider making mask mandate city code Published January 25
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Print article Some emergency orders put in place by the Anchorage mayor to address the coronavirus pandemic may be turned into city code by the Assembly, including the city’s mask mandate. Several Anchorage Assembly members on Tuesday will introduce ordinances that, if passed, would change four existing emergency orders into citywide ordinances, including the requirement that individuals wear masks while in indoor public places and allowing businesses to give out plastic bags. The ordinance would take the matter out of the hands of the Anchorage mayor’s office, regardless of the mayor’s support for masks. A new mayor will be chosen during the upcoming election on April 6, and take the office on July 1.
Print article On Jan. 20, Alaska recorded a crucial milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic one of the first positive markers of a difficult 10 months for the state. That day, the Department of Health and Social Services announced that the number of Alaskans who had received their first dose of vaccine against the virus had surpassed the number of Alaskans known to have contracted COVID-19. With vaccinations proceeding at an average of 3,000 per day, we’re now well past that mark; as of Jan. 22, more than 72,000 Alaskans more than 12% of the state’s over-16 population had been given at least one dose of the vaccine and almost 15,000 had completed their two-dose series.
Anchorage City Hall will close Wednesday out of ‘abundance of caution’ Author: Anchorage Daily News
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Print article Anchorage City Hall will be closed to both the public and employees on Wednesday as a precautionary measure on Inauguration Day. “The closure is in line with a similar decision at the state level and comes from an abundance of caution as Inauguration proceedings occur,” the announcement from Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson’s office said. “There are no specific threats at this time.” Last week, Anchorage Police Chief Justin Doll said in a written statement that while there were no specific threats to the city, the public may see more police presence around government buildings for a few weeks, “to ensure the normal operation of government and the safety of our community.”
Print article The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday night debated issues underscored by division in both the city and the nation in recent weeks, including passing a resolution condemning last week’s violence at the U.S. Capitol and extending the city’s declaration of an emergency and pandemic-related restrictions. By passing the resolution, the Assembly both joined and recognized other elected officials in condemning the riot, and urged citizens to “work together to strengthen and protect our cherished democratic institutions.” Assembly member John Weddleton, who sponsored the resolution with member Suzanne LaFrance, said that the measure was not meant to be political.
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